Anemia and Associated Factors among Public Elementary School Children in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of SAC among public primary school students in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2022.

Variables (n = 435)	Category	Number	Percent (%)
Mother education	No formal education	75	17.2
	Primary education	193	44.8
	Secondary and above	167	37.9
Father education	No formal education	44	10.1
	Primary education	131	30.1
	Secondary and above	260	59.8
Mother occupation	Housewife	263	60.5
	Daily laborer	71	16.3
	Merchant	33	7.6
	Government employee	68	15.6
Father occupation	Daily laborer	213	49
	Merchant	34	7.8
	Government employee	188	43.2
Religion	Muslim	198	45.5
	Orthodox	223	51.3
	Protestant	14	3.2